[blparent] Car Seats for Kids Whose Parents Don't Drive?

Fri Sep 4 15:28:15 UTC 2015

Actually, the Sit 'N' Stroll can work with babies as young as 5 or six months old as long as they have good head control. We loved ours, and used it for all three of our kids. I do believe they upgraded it at some point, so it may work better now for younger babies. I would suggest, as with most things baby, that you go to a baby store and check out all of the options and figure out what will work best. You definitely do not need the car seat base in most cases, as has all ready been said. We used a Graco Snug Ride 35 with our youngest child, and we really liked it. It fit into any Graco stroller; I think we had the Light Rider stroller, or something like that. It was light and pulled well. (The original Graco stroller we had broke after our first two kids, so we had to get a new one.) 
Good luck.
Melissa

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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shelby Meyer via blparent
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 10:18 AM
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The sit and stroll doesn't work for babies until they are around nine months old. You buy the car seat, yes it comes with the base but many car seats you do not have to use the base. On many car seats there are little loop type things that you put the seatbelt through to buckle the car seat in.  These can be installed in any car. I did it a lot with my son. Purchasing a vehicle and having lots of drivers is a good option but it's also not in everyone's budget.

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> On Sep 4, 2015, at 8:34 AM, Tara Briggs via blparent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, I know some blind parents use something called sit and stroll. It is a car seat that turns into a stroller with a reversible handle. It has gotten some mixed reviews on this list. Is also $340. It will hold your baby up to 40 pounds. Congratulations on expecting your baby!
> Tara
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>> On Sep 3, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Allison via blparent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Everyone,
>> 
>> My apologies because I suspect this topic has been brought up before.
>> 
>> My fiancé and I are both blind and expecting a baby girl in January. 
>> We went baby registry shopping the other day, and got to feel exactly 
>> what today's car seats look like.  Now I get what people mean when 
>> they talk about installing a car seat base. I guess that sighted 
>> people leave the base installed in their car and then move the car seat in and out as needed.
>> However, what do people do who don't own their own car and use 
>> various other forms of transit? Since fiancé and I are both blind, we 
>> ride in a variety of cars in any given week. We use Uber, cabs, 
>> paratransit, or friend/family cars. I do have blind friends who have 
>> showed me their car seats, but all these blind parent friends have 
>> sighted partners with their own cars. So I was hoping to hear from 
>> other blind parents who don't have access to their own cars. What is 
>> the car seat situation like for you? Do you carry car seat and base 
>> around with you everywhere you go?  Do you have a specific brand or 
>> style of car seat that you think is especially portable? When your 
>> kids get older and the car seats get bigger, how do you travel with 
>> all that equipment? Do you have any other tips for car seat shopping and baby travel planning?
>> 
>> Also, I've heard that people are allowed to travel on buses and light 
>> rails without car seats. Has anyone done this and does it feel safe?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Allison
>> 
>> 
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